BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC-CLASS B (BSY) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:BSY • US08265T2087
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This BSY fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. BSY Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- BSY had positive earnings in the past year.
- BSY had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- BSY had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
- BSY had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- BSY has a better Return On Assets (7.81%) than 81.82% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 23.36%, BSY belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 88.36% of the companies in the same industry.
- BSY has a Return On Invested Capital of 11.34%. This is amongst the best in the industry. BSY outperforms 88.00% of its industry peers.
- The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for BSY is in line with the industry average of 10.99%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (11.34%) for BSY is above the 3 year average (9.56%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 7.81% | ||
| ROE | 23.36% | ||
| ROIC | 11.34% |
ROA(3y)8.19%
ROA(5y)6.72%
ROE(3y)27.63%
ROE(5y)27.23%
ROIC(3y)9.56%
ROIC(5y)8.51%
1.3 Margins
- BSY's Profit Margin of 18.50% is amongst the best of the industry. BSY outperforms 85.82% of its industry peers.
- BSY's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- The Operating Margin of BSY (24.63%) is better than 90.18% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of BSY has grown nicely.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 81.52%, BSY belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 84.73% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of BSY has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 24.63% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 18.5% | ||
| GM | 81.52% |
OM growth 3Y9.07%
OM growth 5Y2.29%
PM growth 3Y5.19%
PM growth 5Y3.26%
GM growth 3Y1.29%
GM growth 5Y0.59%
2. BSY Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so BSY is still creating some value.
- BSY has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, BSY has more shares outstanding
- Compared to 1 year ago, BSY has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- BSY has an Altman-Z score of 3.01. This indicates that BSY is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
- The Altman-Z score of BSY (3.01) is better than 66.55% of its industry peers.
- BSY has a debt to FCF ratio of 2.40. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as BSY would need 2.40 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of BSY (2.40) is better than 64.36% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.05 is on the high side and indicates that BSY has dependencies on debt financing.
- The Debt to Equity ratio of BSY (1.05) is worse than 76.73% of its industry peers.
- Even though the debt/equity ratio score it not favorable for BSY, it has very limited outstanding debt, so we won't put too much weight on the DE evaluation.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.05 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 2.4 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.01 |
ROIC/WACC1.1
WACC10.32%
2.3 Liquidity
- BSY has a Current Ratio of 0.56. This is a bad value and indicates that BSY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- BSY has a Current ratio of 0.56. This is amonst the worse of the industry: BSY underperforms 91.64% of its industry peers.
- BSY has a Quick Ratio of 0.56. This is a bad value and indicates that BSY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- BSY's Quick ratio of 0.56 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BSY is outperformed by 91.27% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.56 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.56 |
3. BSY Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 13.08% over the past year.
- BSY shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 14.60% yearly.
- Looking at the last year, BSY shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 10.99% in the last year.
- BSY shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 13.38% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)13.08%
EPS 3Y12.94%
EPS 5Y14.6%
EPS Q2Q%28.57%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.99%
Revenue growth 3Y10.97%
Revenue growth 5Y13.38%
Sales Q2Q%11.94%
3.2 Future
- Based on estimates for the next years, BSY will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 15.10% on average per year.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 10.94% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y13.36%
EPS Next 2Y14.18%
EPS Next 3Y14.11%
EPS Next 5Y15.1%
Revenue Next Year13.81%
Revenue Next 2Y12.11%
Revenue Next 3Y11.72%
Revenue Next 5Y10.94%
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
4. BSY Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- A Price/Earnings ratio of 25.87 indicates a quite expensive valuation of BSY.
- The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as BSY.
- BSY is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.78, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.82 indicates a rather expensive valuation of BSY.
- BSY's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
- The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.54. BSY is around the same levels.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25.87 | ||
| Fwd PE | 22.82 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- BSY's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. BSY is cheaper than 68.36% of the companies in the same industry.
- 72.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BSY, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 18.22 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 24.34 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates BSY does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
- BSY has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
- A more expensive valuation may be justified as BSY's earnings are expected to grow with 14.11% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)1.94
PEG (5Y)1.77
EPS Next 2Y14.18%
EPS Next 3Y14.11%
5. BSY Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- BSY has a yearly dividend return of 0.84%, which is pretty low.
- In the last 3 months the price of BSY has falen by -22.00%. A price decline artificially increases the dividend yield. It may be a sign investors do not expect the dividend to last.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.71, BSY pays a better dividend. On top of this BSY pays more dividend than 90.91% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- With a Dividend Yield of 0.84, BSY pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 1.83.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.84% |
5.2 History
- BSY has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.
- BSY has not decreased its dividend in the past 5 years, so it has a somewhat stable track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years3
Div Non Decr Years5
5.3 Sustainability
- 30.58% of the earnings are spent on dividend by BSY. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
DP30.58%
EPS Next 2Y14.18%
EPS Next 3Y14.11%
BSY Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
31.3
-2.15 (-6.43%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)02-26 2026-02-26/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-07 2026-05-07
Inst Owners49.14%
Inst Owner Change-0.02%
Ins Owners40.35%
Ins Owner Change-0.62%
Market Cap9.48B
Revenue(TTM)1.50B
Net Income(TTM)277.80M
Analysts78
Price Target49.66 (58.66%)
Short Float %10.57%
Short Ratio4.99
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.84% |
Yearly Dividend0.28
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP30.58%
Div Incr Years3
Div Non Decr Years5
Ex-Date03-10 2026-03-10 (0.07)
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)0.01%
Min EPS beat(2)-2.54%
Max EPS beat(2)2.55%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)6.32%
Min EPS beat(4)-2.54%
Max EPS beat(4)13.82%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)8.42%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)11.66%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)11.98%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.09%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.63%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.54%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.33%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.85%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.54%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.43%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.02%
Revenue beat(16)8
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.03%
PT rev (1m)-7.38%
PT rev (3m)-16.46%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-2.48%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.18%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.08%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)2.63%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.59%
Revenue NY rev (3m)3.25%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25.87 | ||
| Fwd PE | 22.82 | ||
| P/S | 6.31 | ||
| P/FCF | 18.22 | ||
| P/OCF | 17.61 | ||
| P/B | 7.97 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 24.34 |
EPS(TTM)1.21
EY3.87%
EPS(NY)1.37
Fwd EY4.38%
FCF(TTM)1.72
FCFY5.49%
OCF(TTM)1.78
OCFY5.68%
SpS4.96
BVpS3.93
TBVpS-4.91
PEG (NY)1.94
PEG (5Y)1.77
Graham Number10.34
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 7.81% | ||
| ROE | 23.36% | ||
| ROCE | 14.25% | ||
| ROIC | 11.34% | ||
| ROICexc | 11.91% | ||
| ROICexgc | N/A | ||
| OM | 24.63% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 18.5% | ||
| GM | 81.52% | ||
| FCFM | 34.64% |
ROA(3y)8.19%
ROA(5y)6.72%
ROE(3y)27.63%
ROE(5y)27.23%
ROIC(3y)9.56%
ROIC(5y)8.51%
ROICexc(3y)9.9%
ROICexc(5y)9.03%
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)12.01%
ROCE(5y)10.69%
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y20.92%
ROICexc growth 5Y-14.5%
OM growth 3Y9.07%
OM growth 5Y2.29%
PM growth 3Y5.19%
PM growth 5Y3.26%
GM growth 3Y1.29%
GM growth 5Y0.59%
F-Score9
Asset Turnover0.42
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.05 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 2.4 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.87 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 27.71% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 1.22% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 47.14 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 123.58% | ||
| Profit Quality | 187.26% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.56 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.56 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.01 |
F-Score9
WACC10.32%
ROIC/WACC1.1
Cap/Depr(3y)28.08%
Cap/Depr(5y)28.65%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.43%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.56%
Profit Quality(3y)162.21%
Profit Quality(5y)184.66%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)13.08%
EPS 3Y12.94%
EPS 5Y14.6%
EPS Q2Q%28.57%
EPS Next Y13.36%
EPS Next 2Y14.18%
EPS Next 3Y14.11%
EPS Next 5Y15.1%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.99%
Revenue growth 3Y10.97%
Revenue growth 5Y13.38%
Sales Q2Q%11.94%
Revenue Next Year13.81%
Revenue Next 2Y12.11%
Revenue Next 3Y11.72%
Revenue Next 5Y10.94%
EBIT growth 1Y18.4%
EBIT growth 3Y21.03%
EBIT growth 5Y15.97%
EBIT Next Year20.78%
EBIT Next 3Y16.98%
EBIT Next 5Y17.09%
FCF growth 1Y23.49%
FCF growth 3Y26.69%
FCF growth 5Y16.55%
OCF growth 1Y23.7%
OCF growth 3Y25.21%
OCF growth 5Y15.83%
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC-CLASS B / BSY Fundamental Analysis FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC-CLASS B?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to BSY.
Can you provide the valuation status for BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC-CLASS B?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC-CLASS B (BSY). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of BSY stock?
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC-CLASS B (BSY) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.
What is the earnings growth outlook for BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC-CLASS B?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC-CLASS B (BSY) is expected to grow by 13.36% in the next year.
How sustainable is the dividend of BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC-CLASS B (BSY) stock?
The dividend rating of BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC-CLASS B (BSY) is 4 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 30.58%.